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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sunita bai
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- LGD code
- 433755
- Pincode
- 496223
- Post office
- Kansabel
- Population
- 1,815
- Households
- 473
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,143
Census 2011 · in context
How Pusra compares
By population, Pusra ranks #12 of 62 villages in Kansabel mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Pusra54.4%
Kansabel mandal59.7%
Jashpur district58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+21 vs mandal average
Pusra1,049
Kansabel mandal1,028
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Pusra3.8
Kansabel mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pusra at a glance
Pusra is a village of 1,815 people in 473 households (Census 2011) in Kansabel tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 12th-largest of 62 villages in Kansabel tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496223, served by Kansabel post office; the LGD village code is 433755. The sarpanch is sunita bai, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 2,140 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pusra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUNKURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PUSRA
- Total area (ha)
- 797.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 51.27
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pusra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pusra
- LGD code
- 433755
- Pincode
- 496223
- Post office
- Kansabel
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,815
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,140
- Households
- 473
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sunita bai
- Block / Mandal
- Kansabel
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Other villages in Kansabel mandal
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- Chongribahar
- Tilanga
- Chidora
- Jumai Kela
- Hathgarha
- Khutera
- Kusumtal
- Sajapani
- Bagiya
- Siharbud
- Nariyar Dand
- Katangkhar
- Chhera Ghoghra
- Khuntitoli
- Chetawa
- Dandpani
- Barjor
- Koranga
- Farsa Judwain
- Bansbahar
- Kharpani
- Kodliya
- Patrapali
- Sagibhouna
- Dhudhru Dand
- Semar Kachhar
- Lapai
- Shabdmunda
- Lamdand
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)